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Consent – Children and young people - Northern Ireland
Time to read article: 3 mins
Valid consent is just as important when treating children and young people as it is with adults. In some situations children are able to give consent themselves, and sometimes others need to take the decision on their behalf. This factsheet sets out the basic information to enable you to obtain the appropriate consent from children and young people.
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Access to medical reports - Northern Ireland
Time to read article: 3 mins
Doctors may, on occasion, receive a request from a patient’s employer, an insurer or from a government department, for a medical report to be delivered directly to the relevant department, without the patient seeing it.
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News and updates
29/04/2016
Refusing unsafe rotas
The GMC has issued a statement to doctors who may be asked to cover rota gaps which they feel they cannot safely cover.
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Top 10 tips for interacting with colleagues from other specialties
Time to read article: 2 mins
Professor Allan Gaw, from the National Institute for Health Research - Clinical Research Network, shares his advice on what to think about when interacting with other healthcare professionals
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'Disruptive' patients more likely to cause GP misdiagnosis
Time to read article: 2 mins
According to a recent study, patients displaying ‘difficult’ behaviour increase GPs’ risk of getting a diagnosis wrong. Kirsty Plowman reports
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Chaperones FAQs
Chaperones FAQs
Time to read article: 1 mins
There is a certain ambiguity surrounding chaperones and what exactly their purpose is. Below are common questions that Medical Protection receives about chaperones.
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Risk alert: New referral system of medical suitability of gun owners
Time to read article: 1 mins
At the start of April 2016 a new system for firearms licensing was introduced to improve information sharing between GPs and police and to reduce the risk that a medically unfit person may have a firearm or shotgun certificate.
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Why patients decide to take action against doctors
Time to read article: 3 mins
By many measures, healthcare has never been safer: it is a safer time to have a baby or an anaesthetic or indeed a better time to have a heart attack, and yet as a GP you are more likely to be sued than ever before. Kirsty Plowman reports
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Risk alert: Failure to prioritise home visits
Time to read article: 1 mins
We are aware that members have received a Patient Safety Alert from NHS England warning about the risks associated with the failure to prioritise home visits in general practice.
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